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I think the fork still takes Vs and indeed, on the site it recommends that configuration.
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Looks good, but we need to see the paint on your chainstays after you've run it through some mud this winter before we pronounce final judgement.
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Feel like it depends on your tolerance for mud a bit and the actual shape of the tyre on the rim. There are pics on the internet of people wedging 1.9 and I'm sure I saw some 2.1s in somehow.
I also intend to try this this winter. But I have a sense that maybe the actual answer if you want a CDF with 650b tyres is a Fugio.
https://www.bikeradar.com/features/genesis-croix-de-fer-853-br-builds/ this is a modern CDF frame clearing 47s, just about.
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Imo if they go flat over a few days put more sealant in and ride them more. The leak must be small, so the sealant should be able to cover it if you can get it into the right spot. Riding normally distributes sealant round the tyre pretty well.
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Managed to set up schwalbe g one all rounds on hydra rims with orange endurance and a track pump today. One of the tyres needed a tube in for a bit before it would seal. Once I put some sealant in they both came up pretty good.
Two for two on tubeless set ups right now. Seems easy tbh. G ones don't even seem to need tyre levers to get over the rim? I'm yet to have my first tubeless failure on the road though. Look forward to that probably next feburary when it's hammering with rain.
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I like the extra buff mudguard stays.
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the obvious QR mount of choice is this one:
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/luggage/carradice-original-bagman-quick-release-support-expedition/
which people have been talking about here and in the carradice saddlebag thread. I have used one with a smaller saddle bag for commuting (without the steel supporty bit) and found it great. I think this massive bag would need the wire support though unless you had acres of clearance between saddle and rear wheel.
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Aren't you the guy who had an elaborate cover story about picking up stray pants from the ground?
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They do look nice and his handlebar bag with the fidlock closure looks very good, but if you're after a bargain right now a superc is 70 quid from sjs
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/luggage/carradice-super-c-saddlebag-black-23-litre/
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Ah but this is LFGSS 2020 where we're all convinced we're ultra super endurance adventurers who need abs-o-lute rock solid reliability for when we're shredding the gnar in deepest dorset, literally more than one mile from the nearest bike shop.
Above said, I'm a believer in the carradice + bagman system for the smaller bags. It's just when we start getting into the big lads (this super C i have is 23litres) that I'm beginning to question whether it's truly the best way to go.
Idiot. Cambridge UK